/// <summary>
/// Set the value of an attribute, with the value being a enum instance.
/// The enum in question should have an entry with int value -1, which
/// corresponds to no attribute.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <param name="value"></param>
protected void SetEnumAttr(string name, object value)
{
if ((value == null) || ((int)value == -1))
{
RemoveAttribute(name);
return;
}
SetAttribute(name, EnumParser.ToString(value));
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the value of an attribute, as a value in the given Enum type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <param name="enumType"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
protected object GetEnumAttr(string name, Type enumType)
{
string a = this.GetAttribute(name);
return(EnumParser.Parse(a, enumType));
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the value of an attribute, as a value in the given Enum type.
/// The specified enum should have a member with value -1, which will
/// be returned if the attribute doesn't exist or is in the wrong format.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The enum type</typeparam>
/// <param name="name">The attribute name</param>
/// <returns>The enum value</returns>
protected T GetEnumAttr <T>(string name)
{
string a = this.GetAttribute(name);
return(EnumParser.Parse <T>(a));
}